Chicago's vibrant music scene traces back to the early 20th century when it became the go-to destination for jazz and blues musicians, artists who helped set the stage for the next century of popular ...

Gallagher Way 2024 summer events have been announced, including movies and live music in the lawn area outside of the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field. CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago summers are perfect for ...

Pitchfork Music Festival will not be returning to Chicago. On Monday, the brand announced that after 19 years, it will no longer be hosting the beloved music festival due to the rapidly evolving ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — From the ruins of disco, house music emerged from Chicago’s South Side. A music genre soon became a community of cultures that celebrates the city’s impact on electronic dance music ...

Five-time Grammy winner Lalah Hathaway recently celebrated her ninth studio album, Made in Chicago. In addition to her musical projects, Hathaway's voice will soon be featured in CTA station ...

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Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

In this latest installment of World Cafe's Sense of Place series on Chicago music, the World Cafe team called on two Chicago music experts to make their case for the definitive Chicago album. Among ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Our Chicago: Freedom Music" is a dynamic celebration of freedom expressed through the music of Chicago's Black community as part of ABC7's Juneteenth celebration. Black Americans ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – There's no way one can listen to the music of blues and not feel it. CBS 2 recently met a woman who tells the stories of blues greats past, present, future and female. It's her mission ...

The Chicago house music scene is mourning the loss an iconic figure. Charles "DJ Funk" Chambers died earlier this week. He was a pioneer in the unique Chicago music style Ghetto House. The Chicago ...